'When AMD released the HD5850 and the HD5870 end of September 2009 they had a clear plan on how they would bring DX11 to every possible price point. The HD5700 came out in October followed in November by the HD5970. These cards all fitted into various price points from $200 (HD5770) and upwards. Now just 3 ½ months after the first DX11-card AMD presents its first DX11 GPU meant for sub-$100 cards: the HD5670.'
'As a card for a casual gamer that just wants to play relatively modern games and not are that fussed if they can run it at the highest possible resolution or settings though it is a perfect card as it still gives them the latest features including DX11 support, Eyefinity, low power usage and great media playback, and all that for a price below $100!'

In this article we will investigate how much the HD 4870, HD 5870, GTX 285 and GTX 480 have gained over the lifetime of their driver releases. We also put this in contrast to what the latest AMD Catalyst 10.12 driver update can deliver.